Sources of Support and Advice
for Graduates
General
A graduate’s main academic contacts in Cambridge are likely to be outside the College, in Faculties or Departments,
and with designated supervisors. The College aims to supply some of the pastoral support that graduates need during their course.
The Graduate Tutor, the Graduate Administrator, the College Nurse and the Dean provide a range of different types of support and advice.
Their roles and responsibilities are described below:
The Graduate Tutor is responsible for the graduate community across all areas of college life.
This includes providing help and advice to individual graduate students on personal and non-academic matters,
and assistance for graduates in matters of communication with Faculties, Departments and academic supervisors within Cambridge.
The Graduate Tutor may also liaise on behalf of graduate students with a range of external bodies.
Within the college, the responsibilities of the Graduate Tutor are:
- To maintain close contact with the MCR Committee, who are the representatives of the graduate community
- To oversee the induction of new graduate students into the College at the start of the year,
including updating the Graduate Handbook
- To be accessible to graduate students during the year at notified times
- To provide confidential advice and support to graduate students in difficulty,
and to take rapid and appropriate action when urgent problems arise,
whether these be of a personal, financial or academic nature
- To liaise where necessary with other College Officers responsible
for graduate care (Senior Tutor, Dean, College Nurse, Bursar,
Financial Tutor)
- To act if required as a point of advice and liaison in matters of graduate housing
. To liaise, if required, with the Catering Department on behalf
of the graduate community. To provide confidential advice
and support to graduate students in financial difficulty
- To act if required on behalf of graduate students in disciplinary matters
- To write references for graduate students where appropriate
- To assist in liaison between the UCS and MCR, to promote the integration of graduate students into college social life
as appropriate
Within the university,
the responsibilities of the Graduate Tutor are:
- To assist graduates in communication with Faculties and Departments
- To help graduates get the best out of their relationships with supervisors
- To put graduates in contact with specialist medical or other advice (eg, GP, University Counselling Service)
- To advise and assist graduate students in applications for university hardship funds
- To act on behalf of graduate students in communication with other university bodies
- To maintain effective links with other Graduate Tutors through the Graduate Tutors Committee
The Graduate Tutor also assists graduate students as necessary in
communication with bodies outside the university, such as national
funding bodies.
To contact the Graduate Tutor:
To make an appointment to see the Graduate Tutor, Professor Nicky Clayton or the Assistant Graduate Tutor, Dr Maciej Dunajski to ask their advice, you can email Professor Clayton on nsc22@cam.ac.uk or email her secretary, Mrs Sue Goodbody on smg44@cam.ac.uk. Dr Dunajski can be reached by emailing him on md327@cam.ac.uk or m.dunajski@damtp.cam.ac.uk
The Graduate Administrator, Mrs Sue Goodbody, is in the Tutorial Office. Please contact Sue if you need any advice about forms being signed, Council Tax letters, Research Expenses Fund applications or any general information. You also contact Sue if you need to be registered as a supervisor in the CamCORS system. She is the person to contact if you have any queries about degree ceremonies. Please email Sue on smg44@cam.ac.uk or come into the Tutorial Office. Sue's hours are Monday to Friday, from 8.30am to 2.30pm.
The Dean, Rev.
Gregory Seach , is responsible for the College Chapel and
has a general pastoral role among all members of the College. He
is an Anglican priest. He welcomes contacts with post-graduates, and is
happy to discuss matters of general concern as well as any religious
issues. He can be found in E3 or on email at gjs32@cam.ac.uk
The College Nurse/Health
Adviser, Mrs Helen James hlj30@cam.ac.uk, has experience in helping with personal as well as
medical aspects of student welfare. Along with the Graduate Tutor
and the Dean, she is available to discuss personal, emotional or
sexual problems. At the Health Centre she also keeps full information
about the many other sources of welfare support. For further information
and surgery times see the ‘Health’ section of this Handbook.
Protection from
Theft
Every year there us at
least one graduate student affected by theft or burglary.
Student rooms and belongings can make ideal targets for the opportunist
thief. Please take every precaution to ensure that you do
not encourage criminal activity.
1. Insure all your
personal belongings.
2. Always have a
backup copy of your work.
3. Report any strangers
or suspicious behaviour to the local Police immediately. (Incidentally,
mid-afternoon is the peak time for break-ins and burglaries.)
4. Do not leave
doors or windows open whilst rooms are unoccupied. It takes
less than 5 seconds for your computer to vanish!
5. If the windows
of your rooms can be seen by passers-by, think of it as a shop window
for the potential thief! Do not put valuable items "on
display".
6. Always lock your
cycle and put it away.
None of the above measures
can guarantee that you will not be affected by theft, but they will
help to make it less likely.
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